[1] After graduating with an honours degree in English literature from the University of British Columbia,[2] she began work as a journalist.
[1][2] The work taught her the need for brevity and clarity in writing, as well as the fact that an article must grab the reader's attention immediately.
[1] She quit her job when her husband was transferred to Vancouver, and spent the next four years learning how to write a novel.
The contest, designed to highlight the new Harlequin Blaze line of category romances, required her to submit a 10-page love scene and a synopsis for a complete book.
Both of her novels featured cameo appearances by real-life NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, who worked closely with Warren to create a "suitable fictional representation of himself.
[3] Warren has written more than 100 novels, novellas, and short stories, some of which have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller List.